middle term
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The reality differs from the expectations, especially in the short- and middle term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
But stagnant employment has become a drag on the economy for at least the middle term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Remember, when the middle term is negative and the last term is positive, the signs in the binomials must both be negative.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Notice that in the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the middle term has a variable, x, and its square, x2, is the variable part of the first term.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
In whatever form, abstract or concrete, the predication is made of the middle term, it is applicable in the same form to that which is contained in the middle term.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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